your main diet. >> tucker: and they are snakes. thank you very much. we are out of time. it's friday. we will see you monday. have the best weekend. see you bright and refreshed monday evening. >> ♪ ♪ >> sean: welcome to "hannity." i am pete in for sean on friday night. violence in the middle east. one contractor killed and six u.s. service members injured after a suspected iranian drone slammed into a base in syria. the 78th attack since biden was

sworn into office. this time the u.s. responded killing 8 iranian fighters and 2 counter strikes. a few hours later iranian proxy forces were at it again. injuring more u.s. service members. the situation on the ground and over the skies in syria is not good. our commander-in-chief joe biden was in canada today having a grand old time with justin trudeau and his socialist friends in canada's providence. >> we will build 500 electric

charges station. guess who build them? union workers. to you from fail -- excuse me. to you from failing hands we throw the torch to you to hold it high. today, i applaud china -- excuse me. i applaud canada. >> [laughing]. >> you can tell what i am thinking. >> [laughing]. >> about china. >> pete: faili ing hands and failing heads. any wonder that america's enemies don't respect or fear joe biden. joining me is john ratcliff. that clip we will beat them with charging stations. don't know which is china and which is canada. it's dangerous what is happening in syria.

attacks. retaliations. escalations. where could this lead? what does it say about our presence in the region and how iran feels? >> well, pete, this is an example, when we talk about the difference between projecting weakness or strength. i appreciate the fact that the biden administration responded to the iranian attacks this time unlike afghanistan where the response was to kill a van full of ten afghan kids. they hit their target but didn't send the response that secretary austin believed they would. within hours iran fired off 7 more rockets that injured u.s. forces. 3 years ago when a u.s. contractor was killed. we decided to take out the head of the iranian terror network.

the message was clear: today it's soleimani. tomorrow it's another supreme leader. that message worked so well. too well. the iranians were so jumpy, 2 days later they shot down a ukrainian airliner killing their own citizens. we saw the number of attacks drop until january of 2021 when they stepped back up. that's when joe biden got back in the white house. that underscores the difference between to projecting strength from the white house and projecting weakness for last 2 years. it will probably be north korea next. pete, the things that are happening now that were not

happening 2 years ago, we didn't have millions acrossing our southern border. we didn't have russia and china declaring a new world order. we didn't have russia invading ukraine for a second time and we didn't have iran ramping up attacks. this is not a coincidence. it's directly related to who is our commander-in-chief and who is in the white house. america is suffering across the world stage because of. it's very clear. >> pete: that's a staggering list and doesn't include afghanistan in the hands of the taliban. >> the show is only an hour, pete. >> pete: sadly. how much of this -- you mentioned that increased access between china and russia. they have been willing to work with iran. how much of this predicated on the fact that iran fields like they have a shield or new allies

willing to back them up? >> absolutely, pete. that's most of it. what iran is saying look, you know who has our back? our big brother bully china. the same china that flew a spy balloon across the country a couple of weeks ago. they have our back. the level of disrespect to the u.s. and our allies is increasing. if you look at what china is doing now. threatening us with consequences for having a warship in the islands in international waters. why wouldn't they threaten us with that? what happened last week when russia shot down a reaper in international air space over international waters. joe biden capitulateded. we are not flying our drones farther south to avoid being too provocative -- that's calling

backing down. the biden administration says we are not looking for conflict with iran, russia or china. that's biden speak for saying we won't stand up for the united states of america and defend our people when we are attacked. the world is taking notes. allies and adversaries. >> pete: iran. how co vert is our mission. there is reports that u.s. air defenses were down on the base? maybe the iranians knew that. give our viewers a sense of the foot print america still has in syria. >> i don't want to speculate. i don't believe in coincidences. do i think that the iranians got lucky and they timed this attack? i don't know. i don't have access to the

intelligence to answer that. i suspect that again this is an aspect where we are losing ground here. where the iranians are more aggressive. they have likely exploited a vulnerability they knew existed as opposed to just getting lucky that our air defense system was not fully operational. it is showing we are not on top of our game it doesn't have to do with the trop in the ground. i would put my life in their hands but not in our commander-in-chief. they are batting zero for 2 years. we have to survive 2 years until we get strength back in the white house. >> pete: for sure. if they are not being supported,

then what are they doing there? >> climate change is not our number 1 national security threat. that's what they hear. >> pete: that's what everyone is hearing. we will build charging stations and shut down our own domestic production while they are building militaries. >> absolutely. >> pete: thank you. in a few weeks russia do you understand a u.s. drone over international waters. -- downed. china threw a spy balloon over the u.s. and u.s. courses attacked in syria by iran. what does this mean to your computer. joining us is former secretary of state and detector of the sio

mike pompeo. your reaction to these aggressive iranian tactics leading to the death of an american. we retaliate that and they retaliate again. >> this is disturbing. it's no different than what the iranians have been out for quite a while. they sponsor terror and want to control all of the middle east. when the biden administration came in they changed their tactics. my condolences to the american killed and those injured as well. we have iran 78 times since january of 2021 attacked americans in this region. they only know strength and power and searness. when -- seriousness. when we guarantee them a pathway

to nuclear weapons or permit the iranians to send drones to support the russians to kill ukrainian civilians. this is the thing you will see the iranians do. we have to respond in a way that is serious and protect our soldiers and marines. this is how america operated for 4 years. now it's a different picture what is taking place in the middle east with respect to iran in particular. >> pete: how did it fall apart so quickly? iran cutting deals with saudi arabia. the two big communist super powers russia and china coming together under the umbrella against us. how did they unleash this? >> it feels like the wheels came off in the last 2.5 years. no doubt about it. we had a chinese spy balloon fly over our country and the

russians took down a u av. a president said a minor incursion to ukraine might be. this signals to the bad guys, feel free to move about the cabin. how did america lose its place in the world so quickly? it's a failure of leadership. it's back on the obama years for leading from behind and apologizing. for 4 years we never apolapolog. we just protected american people. >> pete: how do we reverse this? if america were lead to properly. what does that look like? >> it requires moral clarity about the things that matter to

the american people. it's not about fighting every conflict everywhere. how to use american power? simple things. start with energy. we walked away from providing american energy to our friends and partners around the world. make sure we have a military that is not thinking about every vehicle being carbon neutral by 2040 but how do we defeat our adversaries? understand the founding traditioning of of our nation and preserve that across the world and growing the american economy -- we can do that and protect our borders. it's the model we had for 4 years. we need to get back to that. in the reagan model of deterring adversaries. >> pete: it feels like the wheels could come off. but it feels like it could get worse.

there was a report today of china today contesting our freedom of movement in the sea. do you think we could see more war than we are already looking at? >> i worry about this. i worried about crises and kim jong-un in north korea is back into his old tricks. firing long range missiles into the sea off the coast of japan. you get it back the old-fashioned way. good hard work, determination. holding friends and allies accountable and making the european countries do their fair share. that works. you are right about the strike on soleimani. we were going to defend the

things we said. chairman kim and xi jingping took note and the taliban. we did the things we said we would do. president biden don't make promises you are not prepared to defend. >> pete: we saw the red lines in a previous administration the trump administration. when you don't enforce them you get more mike pompeo, thank you very much. coming up with his case against trump coming unravelled what is alvin bragg's next move. we weigh in.

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special edition of "hannity." there was no indictment or arrest of former president trump this week. they wanted it so bad. it might be because d.a. alvin bragg's case is falling apart. that's what jonathan turley argues in his column for the "new york post." he writes that bragg is looking for a crime to pin on trump this whole time just like he promised. it's about get trump. here to explain more is jonathan turley. is it that more time revealed what a weak case it is and they had to delay? if they are delaying it, how does that help their case? >> well, the sad thing, pete is that the weakness of this case was clear all along. the department of justice declined to bring federal election charge against donald

trump. bragg's predecessor did not bring this kay yow -- case. bragg himself threw a flag on this case leading to two prosecutors resigning. they forced bragg to take this step. what he is trying to do here is unprecedented under the statute. bootstrap a federal crime using a new york misdemeanor that has expired. you have to bring this misdemeanor charge within 2 years. it's a dead charge. the only way to resuscitate it is to prove a federal crime in state court. many including on the left say this is a bridge too far. >> pete: past the statute of limitations to start. trying to pin a federal charge on a state charge where he doesn't have jurisdiction. do you think the grand jury are saying this doesn't add up?

i see other documents and hearing other parts of this? >> the grand jury may have had a rude awakening when the attorney representing michael cohen that contradict cohen. cohen sold his flexible ethical standards who whoever will hire him. he left quite a trail including with this attorney. what bragg has to ask themselves where he is the champion of the rule of law or its nemesis using it for political purposes. this is the weaponization of the criminal justice.

it's propelled by politics rather than the law. >> pete: why would this information have been introduced so late? because they wanted the indictment and would deal with it in court? why introduce it now? >> nothing about the trajectory of this case makes sense. it was halted. the prosecutors going public. none makes sense except one thing. that's the politics. bragg thought the politics was on his side even in the law was not. >> pete: still a chance he brings it? i want to be first even if it gets dismissed? >> i think there is. he may make history being the first to indict a former president. it will be an infamous moment in the long run. i don't think history will be kind to this effort. >> pete: he would bask in the

love of the left even if it was rejected. a sad state of affairs. jonathan turley, thank you. also breaking today a prejudice with suspicious white powder and a death threat against alvin bragg was reported to be delivered to his office this morning. let's bring in the author of "trial of the century," gregg jarrett. on the new aspect. getting reports that the white powder was not dangerous but came with a death threat. does this have an impact? >> no, it doesn't. it sad and tragic and should every happen. nobody should ever threaten a district attorney or public official or anyone with violence. it's inappropriate and wrong and a crime. i hope they catch whoever did and prosecute that individual.

doesn't affect the merits or lack thereof of this case. >> pete: you heard jonathan turley. he said i can't wrap by brain around this making sense. is that correct? this is a political witch hunt? >> it is. bragg and his predecessors spent years and unlimited resources to scour through tens of thousands of personal and business records of donald trump in search of any kime. they could understand find any -- crime. they made one up. took this dubious misdemeanor and super charged it into a felony. can't be a state finance crime

because it was a federal election. it can't be under federal law because this is a local prosecutor who can only charge under state law. the cancellation of the suggests that the grand jury wised up and realized that bragg has been hiding exculpatory evidence and snookering them into believing that michael cohen can be trusted. in fact he went to prison because of perjury. seasoned experienced prosecutors in the d.a.'s office are undertaking the equivalent of a revolt saying you can't do this. the law didn't support it. neither to the facts. you are political.

it is outright unethical. the record reflects based on the assistant d.a. who resigned that they targeted trump because they didn't like his political beliefs. they didn't like him and thought he was a threat to the nation. my lord. it's a breach of legal ethics. it's the duty of the prosecutor to see that justice is done fairly. not to target someone because you don't like them or their views. that's the kind of thing over which lawyers get disbarred. >> pete: the other assistant district attorneys are saying do i want to be part of this? there should be nothing political about the law but this guy ran on get trump.

chuck schumer declined to say whether he supports this. could the politics cut against alvin bragg? >> i think so. his name will go down in infamy if he continues to pursue this case. i think even thoughtful people of all political stripes recognize this for what it is and recognize bragg for what he is. a fool for even thinking about trying to pursue this absurd legal theory that has no basis in the law. i would also think and hope that a judge would say i won't let this go to a jury. i can't allow this to move forward. motion to dismiss granted. >> pete: yes. a light weight who will go downs with an aster itch.

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what we know it happened near uvalde, texas. 80 miles west of san tan toneio. -- a 9-11 call came in from an unknown caller. according the police statement they said undocument immigrants were suffocating inside a train car. police found at least 15 immigrants in need of medical attention. we understand 5 were flown to san antonio and 5 taken to nearby hospitals. two of those undocumented immigrants were pronounced dead at the scene. that's what we know so far. two inside that train car

declared dead at the scene upon at least ten others have been taken to hospitals. police still on the scene there. we have seen many times over the past few years illegal immigrants using these train cars that come in from mexico in many cases, carrying cargo. they board those train cars and try to use them to get further into the interior of the united states. this appears once again to be the tragic consequences of those kind of efforts by these illegal immigrants. tonight at least two confirmed dead. at least ten confirmed to need hospital treatment. >> pete: suffocating in a train car. nothing humane about that. thank you very much. in case you have not noticed, joe biden loves to spend other people's money.

your money and my money. his administration is hitting the road to brag about their lavish spending hab its. on tuesday the white house is now embarking on a 2 week tower. there -- tour. it is on your screen. all of the money he spent and what did you get? he won't promote the administration's new war on air-conditions. it was gas stoves and washing machines. coming after your air conditioning too. joining me now joe concha. >> talk about putting a lip

stick on the big. -- pig. 2 out of 3 americans don't feel like the economy is headed in the right direction. people are not stupid. they see the fact that joe biden blew up our budget and our debt like no other president in american history with 6 trillion dollars of added depth in 2 years. there are a couple of other factors here that make people really dour about the economy. one is month after month, pete, people's incomes and wages are falling behind inflation. inflation is down to 6%. it was up to 9%. people's wages keep falling behind. the average family lost $4,000 in purchasing power since biden came into office. our energy situation is a catastrophe. we are not producing oil and

gas. we depend on opec and russia. that's bad for the economy. it's a hard sell. i look forward to seeing what joe biden says in terms of this rosy economy. people don't believe it. >> pete: joe biden says hey, everybody your life is much better and everybody goes, my life is not better. you can't bridge the divide of that disconnect. joe, help me out with the air-conditioner thing. will this save the planet? all about the climate stuff again? >> i am a simple guy. number 2 is air conditioning. i can't sleep in the heat. number 1 is apple jacks. it's an addiction. what do we see out of this administration over the past couple of months?

a laser focus on taking away gas stoves. regulations on washing machines and now air-conditions? what is next? maybe just maybe americans want energy independence. maybe they want the extension of the keystone pipeline that the president rejects and all of the jobs with it. gas prices are 50% higher than they were at the end of the trump administration. the biden administration they simply don't care. it doesn't impact there. the democratic party is not for the little guy. they are for the elite. >> pete: they live in that bubble. i know you like your air conditioning without these upgrades but tell save you money. i swear. >> you know, i long for the good

old die days when liberals said keep the government out of the bedroom. keep the government out of the kitchen -- they say a person's right to choose. how about a person choosing what kind of refrigerator or air-conditioner they buy or gas stove. this is an intrusive area of government. do they want to go back to clothes line and iceboxes? they want toilets that don't flush and washers that don't try. >> pete: shower heads with no pressure. >> i was in a hotel the other night. i turned on the shower and the water is dripping out. these are not the good old days. >> pete: not even close. joe, is this a recognition? what else is joe biden going to attempt to run on?

>> they promise u topio in the future. what other option do they have? >> kamala harris is not plan-b or z. the vice-president is the go-to. that's not the case. we are stuck with an 82-year-old joe biden running for president. he never ran a business or worked for one in 50 years. joe biden believes that more government is the solution and not the problem. if he ran a funeral parlor no one would die. pete, these are raw numbers. inflation is 4 times higher than when donald trump left office. wages are not keeping up with inflation. two-thirds of americans are living paycheck to paycheck. what does this president propose? 7 trillion dollars in spending? that's 2 trillion dollars higher than under trump's final budget. this is the throw the money at the problem administration.

sleep tight america. i don't see what they run on in terms of their record. attack the other side and say megarepublicans are taking over the country. >> pete: and you don't understand how sophisticated we are. >> they are saving the planet. comeom. >> pete: you are right. the moral high ground they think they live there. joe and steve. appreciate you both. up next. new reports of more tensions in the white house between kamala harris and joe. the latest as this special edition of "hannity" continues.

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>> pete: welcome back to this special edition of "hannity." a new report sheds light on even more tension between joe biden and kamala harris. as the crisis mounts one white house source said biden no longer sees kamala harris as someone who takes anything off his plate. there are questions about her not rising to the occasion. here with reaction three people who rise the occasion. jimmy, and kera and david. jimmy, what should kamala harris take off the plate of joe? cut the guy a break here. >> i love the idea that biden says kamala harris is not stepping up. if anybody knows about not stepping up, it's the guy who falls 3 times on the way up the stairs to air force one.

give me a break, biden. i get that kamala harris sucks and she is dumb. nothing to do with her race or gender. kamala harris is so dumb she studied for a covid test. when biden goes after kamala harris, it's not like he is knocking it out of the park. dude, you are at 35%. that's the issue i have here. these leaks are not coming from biden but they are coming from his wife. his wife hates kamala harris. she got the gig because of identity politics. they can't get rid of her. they would have to use a woman of color and all they have is elizabeth warren disblooet if y y

youoo. >> pete: to help joe you need competency or eloquence. which is kamala harris lacking? >> to step up and help joe is replace joe. what -- is she expected to take off his plate. oatmeal? she sank like a stone as soon as she had more than one minute to talk on the presidential campaign. this is what happens with california politicians? they are not used to being challenged. i am here in california. we don't challenge our politicians here. the second she was challenged with work, she crumbled. this is what you get when you choose your politicians based on their genitalia and pigmentation. >> pete: there was one task that joe said. this will be off my plate.

it's over to you. she was going to be the border czar. kamala harris said that's for somebody else. i am not taking this. it's too much work. >> that's been her history. look at her as an attorney general. pumping up her numbers prosecuting low level on fenders. -- offenders. she is a diversity hire. two have failed the country. b barack obama as president and kamala harris as vice-president want the tragedy is here. we can joke with kamala harris and her word salads. we don't joke about the border problems. she was not even in canada with him with justin trudeau.

if she runs with joe biden people see what a failure they can be. while they are failing america right now. enemies are aligning with each other and xi negotiating a deal between saudi arabia and iran. kamala harris cackles through and not showing up for the issues. this is designed failure. they hope to keep her clean to lie to the american people she might have done something by not having her too close to her failures. >> pete: we talked about foreign policy. what is their impression when they go that joe biden guy and then kamala harris? how do we factor in that decision making duo? >> they are laughing at aus. especially on the southern

border. joe biden turned the southern border into the college bar that doesn't check i.d. that bar in college you knew would let you know. once the word gets out they are not checking i.d. everybody shows up. we are a laughing stock. sending money to protect ukraine's border but wave them in at our border. get in with a library card and drink for free. >> pete: does this change whether joe runs with her or whether democrats should make a change? the lowest approval rating of his presidency right now? >> i don't think he cares. i don't think jill cares either. they are angleing to get rid of her. they have been doing that from the start. as we have been saying over and over again, it's true. she was just the diversity hire.

hasn't done anything to establish herself as useful. she's been a liability. i don't see how joe biden runs. david had a great point. for them to run together. their failures will be tenfold illuminated. he will have to get rid of her. that's why our governor newsom in california is making noise. i think he has plans. i would not be surprised if we see more rumors like this coming out about vice-president harris. they have to get rid of her. i do not see how he runs and wins with her tied around his leg. he can barely move his own leg himself. >> pete: that's a fair political analysis. at the same time, david, if she was the diversity pick how do you make that change? replace the first black female

vice-president with somebody else? >> pete, we have been sharing a brain since elizabeth war 18. not -- warren. how do you replace the black woman? they can't. picture this scenario. kamala harris is attorney general. that's scarer than garland and newsom steps in as the vice-presidential candidate. only way to do that is put her in another position and putter up as a u.s. attorney general when she was already a failed california attorney general. you get an empty head replaced by an empty suit. >> pete: jimmy. >> with all do respect to david, they are going to replace kamala harris with a biological male

who wears a dress. that's the lesson she is about to learn. she is replaceable by another woman as long as the woman has a penis. >> pete: you might be right. thank you call. more of the special edition of "hannity" after the break. ♪ no. ♪ -no. -nuh-uh. ♪ yeah. oh. yes. ♪ oh yeah. yes. isn't this great? yeeaahhhh!! ♪ yeah, i could do a cartwheel in here. oh hey! would you like to join us? no. we would love to join you.

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rachel on fox and friends weekend saturday and sunday. the anthem at 6 a.m. every saturday and sunday. monday sean is back with an exclusive interview with former president trump. you don't want to miss it. plenty to talk about. thanks for tuning in. have eye blessed weekend. i will see you bright and early tomorrow morning. >> ♪ ♪ >> laura: i am laura ingraham with the "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. trump was right. that's the focus of tonight's "angle." at the end of a week with so many. world events turning against us, we arrive at the conclusion trump was right. remember from the first month of his presidency he challenged the stale old status quo where america carried the lion's share